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Kyrylo Budanov, the ex-commando who's the star of Kyiv's military intelligence

Major General Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, 25 June 2022 © Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Major General Kyrylo Budanov has two new stars freshly sewn on his uniform and is fighting on all fronts for Kyiv. From information campaigns to collecting intelligence about Minsk and localising Russian agents, in the name of war, the GUR is taking on many new missions. [...] (815 words)

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